Vida Guerra Playboy Pictures Interview
Vida
Guerra: Dangerous Curves Ahead
6/9/06 - LatinRapper.com exclusive interview
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Vida Guerra,
the voluptuous Latin model turned music artist, appears
nude for the first time in a provocative 10-page
pictorial in Playboy’s July issue (on newsstands and at
www.playboydigital.com
Friday, June 9). Born in Havana, Cuba and raised in
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Vida was working as a mortgage
broker when a boyfriend submitted her photos to a men’s
magazine for their amateur contest. The publication ran
a single shot of Vida, prompting an avalanche of reader
mail and a demand for more photos. Vida’s modeling
career instantly took off, she has since made countless
appearances in magazines, The Chappelle Show, and music
videos for Nelly and Frankie J.
We speak
with Vida about her upcoming album, new films, and the
new pictorial in this exclusive interview.
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LatinRapper.com: Big news first, the Playboy
pictorial comes out today. How long had they been
pitching themselves to you before you agreed to do a feature
with them?
That was the
third time.
How long has
it been since the first time they asked you?
A year and a
half.
What changed
between then and now?
Basically my
phone was hacked into. They had some of my pictures,
and they put in other pictures that weren't mine, in the
nude.
So you wanted
to set everything straight?
Exactly.
You've done
some risqué stuff before, but this was your first time doing
a nude pictorial, were you comfortable with that?
I was a little
nervous, by the end of the day I was comfortable (laughs)
Were you at
all worried that doing a nude pictorial would take away some
of the mystique from your future modeling?
No, not at all.
As far as
other work, you're doing a film this summer, right?
I have a film
coming out this summer, and I'm doing another film this
summer. It's called Rhythm. I'm filming it this
summer, I haven't filmed it yet.
Anything
about the movie?
The moving
coming out in August, its a National Lampoon's movie, its
called "Dorm Daze 2". Then I also have a mobile TV
show coming out on the 16th of June through
www.zingy.com, they
can get that if they have a mobile phone. Its like a
makeover show.
Are you
hosting it?
I'm host of the
show. Its basically like men nominate their women to
be a model, and see if they have what it takes to model.
So I get their hair and makeup done, I take them and do a
photo shoot, I give them some pointers. They walk a
pink carpet, someone wins at the end. Its pretty good,
its the first Mobile TV show in LA. They signed on
Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac to do their own, but mine
is the first, pretty cool.
They have to
download a program to their phone?
You have to have
mobile TV to watch the show.
So does this
mean you're taking a proactive move towards acting?
Yeah, that was
the ultimate goal, the modeling is just a stepping stone.
Does this
mean that we're not going to see you in any more Hip Hop
videos?
The video that
you're going to see me in is my own video, because I have my
album coming out September.
Can you tell
us a little bit about the new album?
The album is R&B
and Hip Hop with songs, some singing, I have a flow to it.
I have Paul Wall, Ginuwine, Mike Jones, Sean Paul, all
featured. Its coming out in September, its called "Theme
Park", everyone should go out and get it and support.
So are you
mostly singing or rapping?
Its both.
Do you
already have a single recorded?
I have a single
recorded, its gonna be with Paul Wall called "Cut it Up."
When can
people hear the single on radio?
Soon, Paul Wall
was finishing up his portion of it. They have to get
it mixed and mastered, copies made. I don't even know
the time length on that, within a month.
Are you
shooting a video for it?
Yeah, we're
shooting a video probably in a couple of weeks.
One of
LatinRapper.com's contributors is from Perth Amboy, from
what I understand you're going to be staying out West now?
I live in Los
Angeles.
So no more
New Jersey?
I still have a
place in New Jersey, I go back to visit my friends and
family. The work is out here, this is where I have to
be.
From now on,
you're just doing the music and movies, the modeling thing
is going to take a backseat?
Its not taking a
backseat. In the entertainment field, everything kind
of coincides with everything. When you're promoting an
album, promoting a movie, you have to do magazine covers,
photo shoots, its all the same thing.
For the guys
out there that think that they may have a shot, are you
single at the moment?
I am definitely
single. I'm looking for Mr. Right.
So if a guy
sees you at a club or the grocery store, how should he
approach you?
Just cool, calm
and collective (laughs).
There's no
hidden secret?
I don't even
know. Sometimes its there, sometimes its not, you know
what I'm saying. Its just their aura and the way they
approach me.
For all the
guys reading, any advice for things they don't know about
approaching women that they need to take into consideration?
Mystery is
always good. Keep a person guessing. I see that
a lot of girls kind of gravitate towards men that... the man
can have their intentions as to want to talk to the girl,
but they play it cool, really nice, and just walk away.
The girl's so used to getting hit on by many men, and then
this one's not hitting on her, so they start asking us,
'okay?'. That's a tip for men.
Do you find
that the figure, the look intimidates men?
I don't know.
I'm not sure (laughs)
You don't
think guys are afraid to approach you?
I'm pretty
approachable, people always approach me.
Do you think
your looks will have any effect on your music, people being
distracted by your appearance than the sound?
No, because look
at
Beyonce, she's beautiful, Jennifer Lopez, she's
beautiful, you know.
Beyonce
started out as a singer as opposed to model, though, that's
why I asked.
I know, well...
I don't know (laughs).
I know you're
repping Cuba, are you doing any music in Spanish?
I'm sure I will,
not as of right now.
You do speak
Spanish, though, right?
Yes.
Will you head
back to Cuba anytime soon?
I don't know,
because its a mission. Last time I was there was 1999.
Now my grandma's sick, she's really old, and about to pass
away. The only way I would go is with my parents, and
my mom and dad can't go because they were just there.
They have to wait like three years, somebody passed that new
law.
That's it, I
wanted to spare you the butt questions and give you a
regular interview for once. Any last thing to mention
to the readers?
Go buy the
magazine, its on newsstands.
Vida Guerra
official website:
http://www.vidasworld.com
Playboy:
http://www.playboy.com
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